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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2021, 4:59 PM EDT for Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2021, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 5:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 492 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
371
WFUS53 KIWX 262059
TORIWX
MIC027-149-262130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0014.210626T2059Z-210626T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
459 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
West central St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles west of Constantine, or 10 miles northeast of
Simonton Lake, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Three Rivers around 525 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Clear
Lake, Jones, Corey Lake and Shavehead Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in a mobile home, a
vehicle or outdoors, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4182 8585 4188 8589 4201 8569 4189 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 230DEG 23KT 4186 8584
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JBALL2 follow-up statements
064
WWUS53 KIWX 262109
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
509 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MIC027-262118-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210626T2130Z/
Cass MI-
509 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southwestern
Michigan.
LAT...LON 4201 8569 4191 8560 4189 8576 4196 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 233DEG 37KT 4193 8572
$$
MIC149-262130-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210626T2130Z/
St. Joseph MI-
509 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ST. JOSEPH COUNTY...
At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Three Rivers, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Three Rivers around 515 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Clear
Lake and Corey Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4201 8569 4191 8560 4189 8576 4196 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 233DEG 37KT 4193 8572
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JBALL472
WWUS53 KIWX 262116
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
516 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MIC149-262126-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210626T2130Z/
St. Joseph MI-
516 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southwestern
Michigan.
LAT...LON 4201 8569 4191 8560 4189 8576 4196 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 230DEG 23KT 4197 8564
$$
JBALLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 2:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Berrien | 70 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 52 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.